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UNTTED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

GARY O. COLE, OF OSKALOOSA, IOXVA.

CIGAR-SELLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,841, dated @ctcber 9, 1888.

Application filed April 25. 1888. Serial No. 271,802.

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Be it known that I, CARY O. COLE, of Oskaloosa, in the county of Hahaska and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Sellers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cigar-sellers, and its object is to provide a machine by which when a predetermined coin, the value of each cigar or other article sold, is dropped into a slot a slide can be drawn out, bringingwith it a single cigar, but which will not deliver another cigar until another coin has been dropped into the slot.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section taken to one side of the operating parts,looking at them from one side. Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a detached plan view of the operatingparts. Fig. 4. is an inverted view of the slide. Figs. 5 and 6 are front and rear views of the operating mechanism. Fig. 7 is a plan View of Fig. 8 is a plan view of the slide. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the levers P and U. Figs. 10, 11, 12, and 13 are detached views showing different parts.

A represent the frame in which the cigarbox is placed, and which box is open at its lower end, so as to allow the cigars to rest freely upon the slide 13, which has an opening, 0, through it, so as to receive a cigar. This slide has an extension, 13, formed on its rear end, and which passes through an openhas secured to its under side a spring, I, which serves to keep the lower free end of the leaf (No model.)

drawn downward, so as 'to bear against the bottom J of the recess when the leaf is left free to move. Secured to the under side of this leaf H are the two hooks K, which pass down through the slots L in the bottom J and serve to prevent the slide from being drawn outward until the leafhas been raised, so as to withdraw the hooks from the slots L through which they pass. When the lower edge of the leaf H is bearing upon the bottom J, these two hooks K project down through the slots L, as shown. For the purpose of raising this leaf at its rear end as the slide is being drawn outward,both for the purpose of raising all of the cigars but one out of the opening E made in the slide and to withdraw the hooks K from the slots L, the rod M is provided. This rod is attached to the front end of the frame or case A and extends horizontally backward, passing through the front end of the slide at one corner, so that its rear end will strike against the under side of the leaf. As the slide is drawn outward, the end of this rod M raises the slide into a horizontal position and holds it there until the slide has been returned to position, when the leaf sinks downward again against the bottom J and forces the hooks K through the slots L. Were it not for this rod M the hooks K would catch in the ends of the slots and prevent the slide from being drawn outward. When thisleaf is raised at its rear edge, all of the cigars but one are raised out of the slot, leaving only a singleone in the slide to be drawn forward and dropped down the decline N.

Extending backward from the recess 0 is the open-ended slot 0, into which the ends of the L-shaped lever P, which extends through the slot Q in the bottom J, project. These two ends of the levers P are out of line with each other, so that while the upper end, which is to be operated by the cigar leftin the recess O,will pass through or into the slot 0 without being affected by the slide, the lower end of this lever P, which is placed to one side of the other end, is struck by the projection R, which is secured to the slide and projects partially across the open end of the slot 0. As the slide moves outward, carrying a cigar, the upper end of the lever P is struck by the cigar and the lever is caused to revolve one-quarter around, bringing the lower end from a horizontal into a vertical position. This lower end is only moved into avertical position after the projection Rhas moved in front of it, and then, as the slide is returned to position, this projection strikes against the lower end of the lever and turns it through a quarter of acircle, so as to reverse the ends and bring the upper end,which is to be operated by the cigar, back into position. In the under side of the slide Bis formed a recess, S, in which the upper end of the lever catches.

Secured to the under side of the slide 13 is the rack-bar E,with which the rear end of the L-shaped spi'ingactuated lever U engages for the purpose of preventing the slide from being drawn out until a nickel or another predetermined coin is dropped into the slot. This lever is placed upon a vertical pivot, a, and extends and operates horizontally in contradistiuction to levers which are pivoted horizontally and which operate vertically. This lever is made to operate horizontally in contradistinction to vertically, so that no sudden 2 jerk orjar will effect its operation in any manner. The rear end is bent so as to engage with the ratchet-bar E, while its front end extends horizontally across the frame and has passing through it a sharp-pointed set-screw, V, which is to bear against the coin which is dropped into the slot. When the coin is dropped into the slot in the frame, if the slide 13 is forced back into position, the coin will drop through the slot W in the bottom J but if the slide is not forced back into position the coin will be caught by the spring X, which is provided with a projection, Z, upon its front side, and which projection extends across the slot, so as to intercept the coin before it reaches the slide. WVhen the slide is forced back into its normal position, the projection X upon its top strikes against the lower end of the spring Y and forces it backward, so as to withdraw the projection from across the slot, and then the coin drops down into the coin-holder. This coin holder A consists of a vertical frame having its front side entirely cutaway and having an opening through its rear side, so that the set-screw V can pass through to bear against the coin while it is supported in a vertical position by a catch or projection, B, upon the lever P. When this lever P is in its normal position, that end which is to be operated by the cigar extends upward through the slot Q, while its lower portion extends horizontally,as already explained, and the projection 13 forms a support for the coin. If a coin of the wrong denomination has been dropped into the slot, it either will not pass through the coin-holderA or else will drop on down through the opening 0', made through the horizontal partition D, and upon which the operating mechanism is placed. If theproper coinis dropped into the slot, it is caught by the projection B, and then the set-screw V bears against its rear side. Should a piece of pasteboard, leather, or other soft substance be dropped in the slot, when an attempt is made to draw the slide B outward the rear end of the lever U, engaging with the ratchet-bar E, will force the set-screw into or through the substance. or will bend or break it, because the front side of the coin-holder A has been cut away, so as to form no support for the substance. If the front side of the coinholder were not cut away, it would form a support for the substance which is dropped into the slot, and hence the set-screw would not break or bend it when an attempt was made to pull the slide outward. Pieces of glass or any substance which can be easily broken will be destroyed, or the set screw will he forced into it if the substance is soft, and thus prevent the slide from being drawn outward by the rear end of the lever U, to be held in contact with the ratchet-rod. If a coin of the proper denomination is dropped into the slot, the front end of the lever U will be held in such a position that the rear bent end of the lever will not engage with theratchct-rod, and thus leave the slide free to be drawn outward. WVheu the slide is drawn outward, carrying a cigar with it, the cigar strikes against the upper end of the lever P, and in turning this lever through a quarter of a circle the projection B is withdrawn from under the coin at the same time that a flange or projection on the lever P forces the front end of the lever U backward. As soon as the support is withdrawn from under the coin, it drops through the opening 0 in the partition D into the bottom of the frame or case A. Upon the outer side of the lever P is formed a projection, E, which, as the lever is turned through a quar' ter of a circle, strikes against the rearedge of the pivoted springactuated lever F, which is pivoted at its lower end, and which has a V- shaped cam formed upon its front edge. Just as the projection E upon the lever P reaches the point of the cam, the spring draws the lever F forward, and thus causes the lever P to complete its movement. \Vhen the upper end of the lever P is in position, the projection E is below the cam, and when the lower end of the lever P is not in a vertical position the projection E is above the cam. This springactuated leverF serves to cause the lever P to move as if the spring was connected directly to it. This lever P by being pivoted is operated by the cigar when the slide is be ing drawn outward and by the projection R upon the slide when the slide is being forced back into position. If the lever P did not turn partially around,the projection B,which forms a support for the coin, would not be moved from under the coin to allow it to drop through the opening 0 and the set-screw 'V would not be forced back out of contact with the coin, so as to allow it to drop from the coin-holder.

The operation of my invention is as follows: When a coin of the proper denomination is dropped into the slot it passes directly into the coin-holder A and is supported in position therein by the projection B upon the lever 1? if the slide B is forced back into its proper position. If the slide has been drawn out sufliciently far to withdraw the projection X from against the lower end of the spring Y, then the projection Z extends across the slot, so as to catch the coin and prevent it from moving down into the coin-holder until the slide is returned to position. This construction prevents a coin from passing down into the coin-holder,so as to operate the operating mechanism, when the slide is not in position. When the slide has been forced back, the coin passes directly into the coinholderAand prevents the rear end of the lever U from engaging with the ratchet-bar Etc prevent the slide from being drawn outward. As the slide is drawn outward the rod M strikes against the under side of the leaf H, so as to lift all of the cigars but one out of the recess E and to withdraw the hooks K from the slots L in the bottom J. If the slide has not been returned fully to position, but has been moved far enough backward to allow the leaf H to drop down upon the bottom J, the hooks K, in passing through the slots L, prevent the slide from being drawn outward, until the lever U has been operated upon by means of a coin of a predetermined value for each cigar. As the slide is drawn outward, the cigar in the recess E strikes against the upper end of the lever P, which causes it to revolve one-quarter around and to raise its lower end into a vertical position in the slot 0 through the slide 13. After the slide B has been drawn outward its full length, the cigar in the recess E is dropped upon the inclined end and falls into the front part of the frame A, from which it is taken by the purchaser. At the same time that the lever P is turned partially around the support under the coin is withdrawn and the set-screw is forced back out of contact with it, and then the coin drops into the bottom of the frame through the opening C in the partition D. As the slide is returned to position a project-ion, R, on its under side strikes against the lower end of the lever I and returns it to position again, moves the support for the coin into position, and allows the set-screw to move into position to strike against any coin or substance which is dropped in the slot. As soon as the slide reaches its normal position, the lower edge of the leafH drops down upon the bottom to allow the recess E to become filled with cigars and to force the hooks through the slots E. The projection X is also forced in contact with the spring Y, so as to open the slot to allow the next coin to be freelyinserted.

'cess to receive the cigar, a spring-actuated leaf which is pivoted or hinged at its upper edge in the recess and which is provided with hooks K, the rod M, which raises the rear edge of the leaf as the slide is drawn outward, and the bottom J, provided with a slot, L, through which the hooks K pass, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the slide provided 7c with a recess to receive the cigars, an openended slot, 0, and a projection, R, extending across the slot, with the pivoted spri rig-actuated lever P, the upper end being operated by the cigar as the slide is drawn outward and the 5 lower end being operated by the projection R as the slide is returned to position, substan tially as specified.

3. The combination of the L-shaped lever U, provided with a set-screw, V, for bearing against the coin, the slide B, provided with a ratchet, E, the coin-holder, the pivoted partially-revolving lever P, provided with a support for the coin, a spring-actuated lever, F, which acts in connection with thelever P and assists to return it to position, and the slide provided with a recess to receive a cigar, substantially as shown.

4. The combination of the horizontally-pivoted spring-actuated angular lever, the slide 0 provided with a recess to receive the cigar, the ratchet-bar secured to the slide, the setscrew which passes through the front end of the lever, the pivoted spring-actuated lever P, provided with a support for the coin, the coin- 5 holder, and the pivoted spring-actuated lever F, provided with a cam on its front edge for the projection E upon the lever P to strike against, substantially as described.

5. A coin-h0lder having a recess through its rear side for the set-screw to pass through and its front side cut away, so as to form no support for the substance which is dropped into the slot, in combination with a pivoted spring-actuated lever carrying the set-screw 1(5 for bearing against the coin or substance supported in the holder, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GARY O. COLE.

Witnesses:

- WILLIAM F. HINEsLEY,

ERNEST H. GIAB. 

